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min⋅is⋅tra⋅tion

  [min-uh-strey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
2. an instance of this.
Origin:
1300–50; ME ministracioun < L ministrātiōn- (s. of ministrātiō) service, equiv. to ministrāt(us) (ptp. of ministrāre to serve; see minister ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
min⋅is⋅tra⋅tive, adjective
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min·is·tra·tion   (mĭn'ĭ-strā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of serving or aiding.

  2. The act of performing the duties of a cleric.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ministrātiō, ministrātiōn-, from ministrātus, past participle of ministrāre, to serve, from minister, servant; see minister.]
min'is·tra'tive adj.
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Word Origin & History

ministration 
c.1340, "the action of ministering or serving," from L. ministrationem (nom. ministratio), from ministrare "to serve" (see minister).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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